Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
A Retrospective Study Revealed Potential Cross-Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Between Great Apes and Small Monkeys in Cameroon.
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2025
- Authors:
- Yacouba, Foupouapouognigni et al.
- Affiliation:
- Biochemistry Department
Abstract
RNA extraction from five HBsAg-positive Cercopithecidae samples, followed by semi-nested PCR of the four overlapping regions of the HBV genome and phylogenetic analyses, yielded a complete HBV genome. This strain from a Cercopithecus preussi sample has close genetic proximity to isolates from Cameroonian great apes, suggesting cross-species transmission of HBV.
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